German-Finnish artist Matti Braun creates layered installations that allow objects from one culture to come into contact with those of another, resulting in intentional misunderstandings: a 2003 exhibition includes, among other references, lines by Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore and imagery from Steven Spielberg's 1982 E.T., for instance. This is Braun's first comprehensive monograph.

Published by Walther König, Köln.Edited by Nina Guelicher, Kasper König.

Between the headwaters of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers lies the Anatolian town of Urfa, an important crossroads of commerce, culture and religion. In this volume, Cologne artist Matti Braun investigates Urfa's cultural identity through archaeological excavations, places of worship and a variety of figures and stories connected to the region.